What color is #7B937C?

#7B937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B937C?

The RGB value is 123, 147, 124: 123 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B937C?

The complementary color is #937B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B937C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B937C color

#7B937C rgb(123, 147, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B937C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 57.6% green and 48.6% blue (123, 147, 124).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#7B937C color codes

HEX	`#7B937C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 147, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 57.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, -13.19, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 16.18, 144.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.239, 26.533, 23.015)`
Decimal	`8098684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B937C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7B937C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B937C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7B937C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b937c; }
.text { color: #7b937c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b937c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 147 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b937c, #7b9388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7B937C?: #7B937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B937C?: The RGB value is 123, 147, 124: 123 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B937C?: The complementary color is #937B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B937C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.